As we understand it, the situation is tense in the Overberg town.

Caledon has erupted into violence after residents of the Overberg region of the Western Cape took to the streets to voice their frustrations with the local municipality.

The details are a bit sketchy at the moment but what we can confirm without a doubt, is that the Caledon community clashed with riot police on Thursday morning.

What is happening in Caledon?

Twitter user, Zolani Makhuphula, alerted the DA account of the strike in response to their tweet showing Mmusi Maimane talking about people who “vote for race and not for hopes, dreams and the future”.

That’s happening in Caledon right now, that’s a service delivery protest and it’s a coloured area. So, tell me again how better is the DA? pic.twitter.com/M5GEDly1QL